This is the Master Agreement of 1988 between the Department of Defense and the US Department of Agriculture, under which the Forest Service is managed. Please note that it says, ‘…training activities on National Forest System lands will be authorized when compatible with other uses and in conformity with applicable forest plan(s), provided the Department of Defense determines and substantiates that lands under its administration are unsuitable or unavailable.

Memorandum of understanding between The Department of Defense and The Department of Agriculture for the conservation of forests, vegetative cover, soil, and water on lands administered by The Department of Defense